68 charges laid and 7 illicit substances seized following Lloydminster CRT traffic stop

August 24, 2026 - Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP

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Saskatchewan RCMP’s Lloydminster Crime Reduction Team (CRT) seized seven different illicit substances and three firearms during a traffic stop in Lloydminster, SK.

On August 18, 2026 at approximately 5:00 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP’s Lloydminster CRT received a report of an armed male. The male was believed to be travelling in a vehicle towards the Lloydminster or Battlefords area.

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Lloydminster CRT located the suspect vehicle on Highway #16, near the City of Lloydminster. Officers activated their vehicle’s emergency equipment and conducted a traffic stop. As a result of investigation, three occupants inside the vehicle were arrested at the scene. 

During a subsequent search of the vehicle and the arrested individuals, officers located a number of illicit substances and weapons. The illicit substances seized by officers included approximately:

• 447 grams of fentanyl;
• 761 grams of cocaine;
• 85 grams of methamphetamine;
• 226 grams of psilocybin;
• 700 millilitres of gamma hydroxybutyrate;
• 2627 pharmaceutical-style oxycodone pills; and
• 441 pharmaceutical-style Xanax pills.

Lloydminster CRT also seized:

• three firearms, including a loaded handgun;
• three loaded firearms magazines; and 
• almost 1000 rounds of ammunition.

Further investigation determined one of the occupants had removed a court-ordered electronic monitoring device earlier that day.

As a result of continued investigation, 28-year-old Omar Cristiano Caceres from Bonnyville, AB, 26-year-old Zanielle Demarais from Lloydminster, SK, and 30-year-old Kevin Kahmahkotayo from Lloydminster, SK, are each charged with: 

• three counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88, Criminal Code;
• three counts, possession of a firearm in motor vehicle, Section 94, Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of a restricted firearm/prohibited weapon with ammunition without license/registration, Section 95(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of firearm with tampered serial number, Section 108(1)(b), Criminal Code; and
• seven counts, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Omar Cristiano Caceres is additionally charged with:

• six counts, weapons possession contrary to order, Section 117.01(1), Criminal Code;
• five counts, possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession unauthorized, Section 92(2), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code.

Omar Cristiano Caceres was also arrested for breaching a conditional sentence order.

Kevin Kahmahkotayo is additionally charged with 

• one count, fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code; and
• five counts, possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession unauthorized, Section 92(2), Criminal Code.

Zanielle Demarais is additionally charged with five counts, possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized, Section 92(1), Criminal Code.

Omar Cristiano Caceres, Zanielle Demarais, and Kevin Kahmahkotayo appeared in Lloydminster Provincial Court on August 20, 2026.

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